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If this is off-topic for the open thread, then we should make a monthly off-topic thread where we can discuss things not directly related to rationality. I think it's rather silly to suggest that we can't discuss non-rationality topics.
One of the things which many of us like to do is to follow the "Recent Comments" (Google Reader updates RSS feeds frequently enough to make it practicable) so we can catch new discussions on old threads - and crowding that feed with conversation not related to our common interest is annoying.
If you want to post a link to your blog for discussion of a tangentially-related subject, there probably wouldn't be much objection.
Since this site has such a high sanity waterline, I'd like to see comments about important topics even if they aren't directly rationality-related. Has anyone figured out a way to satisfy both me and RobinZ without making this site any less convenient to contribute to?
(Upvoted for explaining your objection.)
Isn't that what the open thread is for? Quantum physics is hardly the most off-topic thing discussed on the open thread. In fact, it doesn't seem off-topic at all.
It may be a fascinating piece of quantum mechanics, but I don't see any relevance to rationality at all. Even if it were relevant, there's no basis for a real discussion, because the original article is behind a paywall. I don't see anything available online but popular-level articles saying nothing of substance.
Agreed, though as-needed instead of strictly monthly.